Legal Opinion
State v. Zdanis
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 14, 1977PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoiselle, J.
The defendant was found guilty of the murder of his stepdaughter. From the judgment rendered on the verdict he has appealed to this court.
At the trial, the state presented evidence that the defendant had pointed a shotgun at his wife, Barbara Zdanis, and wounded her with a shot in the back as she fled their apartment. More shots were subsequently heard from the direction of the apartment, and the defendant’s eight-year-old stepdaughter was found dead in her bed when the police arrived. The defendant presented evidence that his wife had suicidal tendencies, that she had threatened to kill…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. ManningSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
- State v. RallsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- State v. GraytonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Vogel v. SylvesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- State v. OuelletteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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